linear theory
collocation in Englishmeaningsoflinearandtheory
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linear
adjective
uk/ˈlɪn.i.ər/us/ˈlɪn.i.ɚ/
consisting of relating to lines ...
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theory
noun[C or U]
uk/ˈθɪə.ri/us/ˈθɪr.i/
a formal statement of the rules on which a subject of study is based or of ideas that are suggested to explain a fact or event or, more generally, an opinion ...
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Clearly this assumes thatlineartheorywill suffice, whereas it is known that the underlying basic set of equations is nonlinear.
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The mode growth continues to grow exponentially but at a slower rate than determined bylineartheory.
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This is a classicallineartheorybased on distributed circuit elements.
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Alineartheoryof whistler waves is developed within the paradigm of a two-dimensional incompressible electron magnetohydrodynamics model.
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Thelineartheoryprediction for the peak accelerating field is shown as a solid line.
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On this basis, therefore, a comparison of the experimental results with alineartheoryis justified.
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Eventually, the assumptions oflineartheorybecome invalid and nonlinear terms have to be taken into account.
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In view of thislineartheory, one could hope for improvements over (1.6) in the nonlinear case.
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In this investigation an initial disturbance of the form of the counter-rotating convection cells predicted bylineartheorywas used.
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Section 3 contains certain results oflineartheorywhich have a later use.
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The behaviours of these flows beyond the range of thelineartheorywill be discussed in detail at another time.
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Let us suppose that the disturbance represents such a single mode and is of sufficiently small amplitude to be treated bylineartheory.
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